A total of 35 Palestinians were killed on Monday in Israeli shelling and gunfire across Gaza, at least 12 of those while waiting for humanitarian aid, according to the Gaza Civil Defense, reported Xinhua.
Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defense, said 11 Palestinians were killed in Israeli shelling targeting their homes in the Shuja'iyya area, east of Gaza City, five killed in Israeli shelling targeting a group of citizens in the Al-Tawam area, northwest of the city, and two more killed in the Beit Lahia area, north of the city.
In central Gaza, an Israeli airstrike killed three Palestinians in the city of Deir al-Balah, and Israeli army fire killed nine Palestinians and wounded at least 50 others waiting for food near a U.S.-run aid distribution center, Basal said.
In southern Gaza, two Palestinians were killed in Israeli shelling at the Qizan al-Najjar area, south of Khan Younis, he said, noting that two people, including a woman, were killed and more than 20 others wounded in Israeli army fire on a group of Palestinians near an aid distribution center north of Rafah, and a woman was killed near an aid distribution center in Khan Younis.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army on these incidents.
At least 9,440 Palestinians have been killed and 37,986 others injured since Israel renewed its intensive strikes in Gaza on March 18, bringing the total death toll since October 2023 to 60,933, and injuries to 150,027, Gaza-based health authorities said Monday.
Five new deaths due to starvation and malnutrition were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll of that kind since October 2023 to 180, including 93 children, the authorities said.
Also on Monday, the Hamas-run government media office said in a statement that only 80 aid trucks entered Gaza on Sunday, bringing the total number of aid trucks entering the enclave since Israel's aid entry permission on July 27 to 674, much less than the 4,800 trucks supposed to enter Gaza in the same period.
At least 600 trucks need to enter the enclave every day to meet the minimum requirements of life, it said, accusing Israel of "perpetuating a policy of starvation and chaos."
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
